headwoman

(In this case, according to Burma scholar Bertil Lintner, actually a headwoman: the pistol-toting lesbian "" Opium Queen, '' Olive Yang.)

Burma's Men Of Gold 2008

"Very well, I'll get with the headwoman and see if we can't solve that problem," D'vin said.

Dragon's Fire McCaffrey, Anne 2006

But I overheard one of the questioners, the headwoman named Betta, mention something about a young girl from the forest who was about to give birth.

Wit'ch Storm Clemens, James 1999

The younger girl was sobbing softly, her arm in the grasp of the headwoman.

Freedoms Challenge McCaffrey, Anne 1998

Then she gathered herself up to snarl back and, before she could utter a word, she was pinched so painfully by the headwoman that whatever invective she had been about to spit out at Kris was lost in her yelp.

Freedoms Challenge McCaffrey, Anne 1998

Further information led police to arrest a third person, apparently the headwoman of Qunu.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

Thus the headman or headwoman is often one of the oldest members of the tribe, hard and tough.

Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993

"So the men want to thank me for this feast?" the headwoman said.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

It was soon obvious that she had no intention of letting it go at all, and Ayla sensed that the headwoman was using the Speaking Staff to invest herself with its power.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990

Again Ayla waited for the older woman, though she understood the headwoman.

The Plains of Passage Auel, Jean M. 1990